I don’t think a jump-rope would work as well–but jumping on the bed might. There’s something in the bouncy action of the springs that makes your cells dance around. Or so I’ve been told.

Even my dogs love it. So your kids definitely will.

KP

I find when I drive I think through mundane stuff well – issues at work etc. And I daydream well, but nothing original or very creative.

We need waterproof voice activated dictaphones that stick on the shower cubicle! Those ideas are like wet soap, so I have to spend the rest of the shower holding the first one gently so it doesn’t fly off, then I can’t think of other things too.

Somewhere recently I came across a quote about creativity coming from internal spaciousness. That certainly resonates – stress and pressure make inside feel like a cramped room. Maybe that’s what the trampoline does for you – the physical freedom translates into internal space on some level, so all those ideas have room to grow. Sorry to burble on here! I’m going now.

Pre-trampoline, I found when I REALLY want to have good ideas, sitting alone in my car does the job. I just take my notebook and pen and sit in the drivers seat by myself. No distractions. Try it! You might have some seriously shower-worthy ideas. Maybe even trampoline-worthy ideas. (Just don’t drive around–then you can’t write everything down. Unless you’re recording yourself.)

I hope your brain is now de-fried–which sounds too much like deep-fried. Definitely don’t want you brain to be deep fried. Let me know how the car experiment works out–and if you don’t have a car, I suppose a bus stop might do.

KP

As for why are the coolest books out of print… maybe something to do with the gulf between profitability and the old school of publishing not being able to find a book’s ‘right people’. I’m not expressing that well – had a hard day writing user documentation and the bit of my writer brain that does ultra-clear expression is clearly wrung out. Oh for a trampline right here and now!

P.S. I saw your advert on Havi’s site a while ago and was oh so tempted. You rock!

You can also just move your body spontaneously, anytime and anywhere. The best book I’ve found on this (out of print but still used copies abound) is The Energy Break by Bradford Keeney. He calls this practice “autokinetics” and relates it to little-known energy practices from Japan and around the world.

@Joely: Since you’re in the UK, you could probably get it straight from the company. They’re German, called Bellicon. Us North-American mortals have to have it shipped from a place in the U.S.

@David Interesting–I have horrible handwriting too, but I can usually tell what I wrote by just looking at the first letter. Will definitely let you know how this turns out.

@Lisa Yes! See below!

@Eileen. Ah, the old butt-melded-with-office-chair syndrome? I remember those days. Four days ago, before my tramp. Just a warning: the trampoline I bought was not cheap, but already it’s paying for itself in increased productivity, I can tell you!

@Havi Wow, and now you can take credit for helping my business, too! Your blog without a point ended up being incredibly helpful.

@Emmanuelle That’s so true–laughter and relaxation go hand in hand, and at least half of all blurted-out ideas are really, really good ones.

OK, details on where I got my bungee trampoline:
I got mine from a wonderful lady who lives in El Cerrito, CA. Her name is Sylvia, and she’s the only distributor in the U.S. for this German trampoline company.

Her website is here: http://qibounding.com.

If you click on the link on the home page, it takes you to her new website, where you can compare her trampolines with the other ones on the market. You can also take a quiz to see which of HER trampolines fits you.

The other major trampoline company’s website kind of skeeved me out–but hers was very reassuring and helpful.

—–OH! And if you DO decide to buy one of her tramps, tell her Kelly sent you! She’ll help me pay for my trampoline if I send enough people her way.—-